NASCSP Webinar October 21, 2019
THE PROMISE OF COMMUNITY ACTION Community Action changes people’s lives, embodies the spirit of hope, improves communities, and makes America a better place to live. We care about the entire community and we are dedicated to helping people help themselves and each other.
Tiffney Marley Project Director, LCRC
Purpose: The purpose of the LCRC is to analyze Community Action outcomes and identify effective, promising, and innovative practice models that alleviate the causes and conditions of poverty. BUILD CAA CAPACITY TO FIGHT POVERTY!
A DEFINITION “Learning communities provide a space and a structure for people to align around a shared goal. Effective communities are both aspirational and practical. They connect people, organizations, and systems that are eager to learn and work across boundaries, all the while holding members accountable to a common agenda, metrics, and outcomes. These communities enable participants to share results and learn from each other, thereby improving their ability to achieve rapid yet significant progress.” - Harvard Center on the Developing Child
BIG GAIN PRACTICE TRANSFORMATION!
HOW IS THE LEARNING COMMUNITY STRUCTURED? • Comprised of “Learning Community Groups (LCGs)” and “Communities of Practice (COP)” focused on poverty related topics. • Though members of each LCG concentrate on the same topic, work activities they generate are unique to the community they represent. • Each LCG is offered T/TA and guidance from peer experts and subject matter experts to help facilitate this process. • The LCG environment is open and conducive to experimentation • LCG successes and lessons learned will be shared with the Network
IT’S A PROCESS
PARTICIPATION BENEFITS As a result of participating in the LCGs or the COP, agencies and the CSBG network derived several benefits. These include: • Dedicated space to learn from peers and share best practices • Specialized technical assistance and access to subject matter experts • Networking opportunities with local and national funders • Resources to build staff and program capacity • Enhanced program strategies and improved outcomes • Opportunities to contribute knowledge to the Community Action Network
Community Economic Development: Social Enterprise Health Intersections Webinar Wednesdays Community Action Implementing Academy Innovative Practices Peer-Learning Results at the Community Technical Level: Collective Assistance Impact A Whole Family Approach 2019/2020 FRAMEWORK
REFLECTING ON PROGRESS FROM YEARS 1 AND 2 • Priority T/TA needs/ requests have centered around the following topic areas: – Community-Level Work – Racial Equity – Whole Family Approaches – Integrated Services – Goal Plan Development
LESSONS LEARNED • There is deep interest from the Network in building agency capacity to support their innovations • Agencies require ongoing, structured support to implement deep changes • The accumulated knowledge and wisdom of the Network is deep; peer support and learning are key • Resources are needed to help sustain key innovations —States can play a role in this…
BIG GAIN PRACTICE TRANSFORMATION!
SPECIFIC STATE ENGAGEMENTS The Partnership has engaged with several states on their priorities for agencies. The two key topics are: • Whole Family/2 Gen Approach • Community Transformation
STATE PRIORITIES What areas are YOU most interested in to help well-functioning agencies move to the next level?
WEBINAR WEDNESDAYS
PUBLICATIONS • Bundling Services to Improve Outcomes: Three Cases – Featuring: Community Action Inc., Enrichment Services Program Inc., and Douglas County CARES • Trauma-Informed Approaches: Three Cases – Featuring: West Central Wisconsin Community Action, Northern Kentucky Community Action Commission, and Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services • Rural IMPACT: Two Cases – Featuring: Alleghany County HRDC and Family Futures Down East • Financial Empowerment: Three Cases – Featuring: Baltimore City CAP, Capstone Community Action, and Community Action Partnership of Orange County
PUBLICATIONS • Ready Set Go: A Guide to Facilitating a Learning Community – By: Tiffney Marley, Community Action Partnership and Catherine Marshall, Capbuilders • A Round-up of Rural Child Poverty Resources (Rural IMPACT Project) • Thinking About Community Level Work By: Dr. Barbara Mooney, Director, Association of Nationally Certified ROMA Trainers (ANCRT) • Putting Research in Practice: Two-Gen Practice and Opportunity YoutH – By: ICF International • Community Action Economic Mobility Initiative Whole Family Approach Design Plan
Comments and Discussion
Community Action Academy Learning Community Use: • Main online learning hub for intensive LCG’s • On-demand videos & resources • Activities & Assignments • Peer engagement through online discussion platform • Tracking of progress through LCG
NEW! Mobile App for Community Action Academy 1) Search your App Store (Apple) or Google Play (Andriod) for the official moodle app (can simply type "moodle"). 2) Once the app is downloaded to device, enter URL: moodle.communityactionpartnership.com 3) Login on the Moodle app using your same credentials for Community Action Academy on the computer. For more information, you can visit this link.
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For More Info For more information or questions contact The Learning Communities Resource Center Team: • Tiffney Marley, Director of Practice Transformation tmarley@communityactionpartnership.com • Kevin Kelly, Director of Community Economic Development kkelly@communityactionpartnership.com • Hyacinth McKinley, Senior Associate for Learning & Dissemination hmckinley@communityactionpartnership.com • Lindley Dupree, Senior Associate for Research ldupree@communityactionpartnership.com • Courtney Kohler, Senior Associate for Training & Technical Assistance ckohler@communityactionpartnership.com • Aimee Roberge, Program Associate for Learning Communities Resource Center aroberge@communityactionpartnership.com This presentation was created by the National Association of Community Action Agencies – Community Action Partnership, in the performance of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Community Services Grant Number, 90ET0466. Any opinion, findings, and conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families.
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